This dashboard is an example of a site suitability analysis done in R. The suitability analysis tutorial was created by Ken Steif and the dashboard was created by Malle Carrasco-Harris, PhD.


In this tutorial, we are considering where a potential new casino should be located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We take into account various decision factors, including:

The proposed casino should not be in certain places.


The proposed casino should be easy to get to.


The selected site should meet certain inherent specifications.


The census block must be:

Selection by location based on decision factors.


We have found blocks that meet the appropriate decision factors in regards to zoning, population, and size.

We can now limit our search to blocks that are outside of Gettysburg downtown, inside our Gettysburg buffer, outside the National Parks, and close to a highway.